Delightful Land, 1893–94, woodcut printed in color on wove paper, lined in silk, 13 3/4 x 8 in. (34.9 x 20.3 cm) block, Prints, Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands), Gauguin spent much of his time in Paris in 1893–94 working on the text and illustrations for Noa Noa (Fragrance). The project began as a narrative to guide an uncomprehending public through Gauguin's personal and artistic perceptions of Tahiti, but ultimately became more complex and mysterious than anything he had produced in the South Seas
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Delightful Land, 1893–94, woodcut printed, color, wove paper, lined, silk, 13 3/4 x 8, 34.9 20.3 cm, block, Prints, Paul Gauguin, French, Paris, 1848–1903, Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, Gauguin spent, time, 1893–94 working, text, illustrations, Noa Noa, Fragrance, project, narrative, guide, uncomprehending public, Gauguin, personal, artistic perceptions, Tahiti, ultimately, complex, mysterious, anything, produced, South Seas
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